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Opening
My favorite opening traps
Simon Williams
67 MIN
Entertaining attacks and sacrifices! Simon Williams shows his favorite opening traps.
Opening
The decisive question
Rainer Knaak
6 MIN
After 1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.Bc4 Nf6 5.e5 d5 6.Bb5 Ne4 7.Nxd4 Bc5 sets the trap: How to capture on c6?
Opening
Invitation to a refutation that backfires
Rainer Knaak
7 MIN
In the Petroff with 3.d4 Nxe4 4.dxe5 4...Bc5 catches many people out. What about the tempting 5.Qd5?
Opening
Italian trap after the innocent looking 4...d6
Rainer Knaak
6 MIN
After 5.d4 exd4 6.cxd4 Bb6 7.h3 Nf6 8.Nc3, White worries about his d4 pawn. But then follows 8...Nxe4!
Opening
Italian a la Dubov 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d4 exd4 6.b4
Daniel King
25 MIN
6.b4!? is a rediscovery by creative artist Dubov. King presents White's attacking ideas after 6...Bb6 and 6...e7
Opening
Open Ruy Lopez: "Tricky line" 6...exd4
Rainer Knaak
5 MIN
After the almost forced 7.Re1 d5 8.Nxd4 Bd6 9.Nxc6 Bxh2+ White faces a difficult decision
Opening
Ruy Lopez Exchange Variation 4.Bxc6 dxc6 5.0-0 Bg4
Erwin l'Ami
25 MIN
Win against the Exchange Variation? 6.h3 Bh5 !? introduces the sharp pawn sacrifice 7.g4 Bg6 8.Nxe5.
Opening
Risky symmetry in the Bishop's Opening
Rainer Knaak
6 MIN
After 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Qg4 sets the trap. Black can play actively with 4… Qf6, can't he?
Opening
The Bishop's Gambit 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Bc4
Daniel King
57 MIN
What about the Bishop's Gambit? Let Daniel King show you why 3...Nf6 is Black's best choice!
Opening
The decisive question (Scotch Gambit)
Rainer Knaak
5 MIN
1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.Bc4 Nf6 5.e5 d5 6.Bb5 Ne4 7.Nxd4 Bc5 challenges White: How to take on c6?
Opening
Opening trap 83.1 Bishop's Opening
Rainer Knaak
10 MIN
Opening trap 83.1 Bishop's Opening
Opening
Ruy Lopez Neo-Arkhangelsk à la Caruana
Mihail Marin
28 MIN
Mihail Marin examines two of Caruana's games with Black from the FIDE Candidates Tournament 2020.
Opening
Opening trap 82.1 Philidor Defence - updating from CBM 182
Rainer Knaak
5 MIN
Opening trap 82.1 Philidor Defence - updating from CBM 182
Opening
Vienna Game 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.f4 d5 4.fxe5 Nxe4 5.d3
Simon Williams
23 MIN
5.d3 is a move with "shock value". Williams shows White's best replies to 5...Qh4 +, 5...Bb4 and 5...Nxc3.
Opening
Petroff Defence with 3.d4 Nxe4 4.Bd3
Erwin l'Ami
21 MIN
The "new engines" indicate that the old line starting with 3.d4 has more potential than recently assumed!
Opening
The sizzling Scotch Gambit
Lawrence Trent
82 MIN
Weapon for White vs. 1...e5: Fight for the Initiative with the Scotch Gambit
Opening
Arkhangelsk Variation
Adrian Mikhalchishin
62 MIN
Weapon for Black vs. the Ruy Lopez: Try the ambitious Arkhangelsk Variation with b5 & Bb7
Opening
King's Gambit 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 d5
Daniel King
30 MIN
King's Gambit 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 d5
Opening
Opening trap 76.2 Scotch - A trap now refuted
Rainer Knaak
4 MIN
Opening trap 76.2 Scotch - A trap now refuted
Opening
Open Ruy Lopez1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Nxe4 6.d4 Be7
Mihail Marin
16 MIN
Open Ruy Lopez1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Nxe4 6.d4 Be7
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